bop
/bɑp/noun, verb
bop is spelled B-O-P: 3 letters and one syllable. It appears 2.3 times per million words in written English, the 18,064th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bop means “A very light smack, blow or punch” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bop is bops.
How many letters and syllables are in bop?
| Letters | 3: B-O-P |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.3 times per million words; the 18,064th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is bop?
Bop appears 2.3 times per million words in written English, the 18,064th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce bop?
- UK /bɒp/
- US /bɑp/
Bop has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-bop.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with bop?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as bop from its last stressed vowel (/ɑp/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of bop
- bops plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- bopping participle, present
- bopped participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bop mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
colloquialA very light smack, blow or punch.
- 2
A style of improvised jazz from the 1940s.
- 3
slangA good, catchy song; a song that makes one want to dance.
- 4
A casual party with dancing; a disco.
- 5
A party hosted by a college's JCR or MCR.
- 6
offensiveslangA promiscuous woman, especially in the context of having a high body count or giving fellatio to many men.
- 7
offensiveslangA woman who posts erotic content for money.
verb
- 1
colloquialTo strike gently or playfully.
- 2
To dance to music with a marked beat.
She was bopping to the song's drum beats.
- 3
informalTo walk casually; to stroll.
- 4
slangTo have sex.
- 5
slangTo fellate.
noun
- 1
Initialism of blowout preventer.
- 2
Initialism of burden of proof.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bop in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does bop come from?
Imitative of the sound made.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).